Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-17
NO. -.
STATE ELECTIONS.
RESULT or THE CONTEST IN
CLOSE SPOTS.
New York, Ohio. Maryland, Massachusetts,
Iowa, Hold Spirited Eiections-Falling
on of the Labor Vote.

on of the Labor Vote.
Two-thirds of Virginia definitely
heard from gives democratic majority
OF forty in the General Assembly. The
remainder of the state will increase this
majority by eight or ten, giving tho
democrats about the same majority they
had in the last legislature. Five colored
members of the house have been elected
by the republicans. Returns show that
the Senate will stand: Democrats, 25;
republicans, 10; with five senatorial dis
tricts yet to hear from, which will prob
ably change these figures to, democrats,
%; republicans, 10. The house stands:
Democrats, 5S; republicans, 90; with
nineteen counties to hear from, which
will probably change these figures to,
democrats, 65; republicans, 35-making
democratic majority of 40 on Joint bal
lot.
The following are correct totals of the
vote in New York City on Secretary of
State: Grant. $500; Cook, 110,7s
George, 37,316; Hall, 4,s20; Hunting
ton, 1,479. The total city vote complete
for District Attorney is as follows: Nicoll,
1851; Fellows, 90,53O; Post, 32,17O;
Soaring, 4,502; Manierre, GIG. The state
went democratic by about $4,000 major.
ity.
The republican plurality will be about
10000 In Ohio. The united labor lead
ers are disappointed and despondent.
They were confident that they would ,
elect their legislative ticket, but when
the returns showed losses in their strong
est wards they quickly gave up all as
lost. One of the leaders says there is no
chance for the labor party there. Victory
was needed to hold the men together,
but now it will beruseicss to attempt to
elect ticket in Hamilton county. Evi-
dcnces of combination are seen iu the fig
ures of the governors vote and that Of
the legislative ticket. The union labor
legislative ticket in Cincinnati is from
two to three thousand greater than for
its governor, while the democratic vote
for governor is about four thousand
greater than for its legislative ticket.
Governor Foraker's vote is from six hun
dred TO one thousand below the vote on
the republican legislative ticket. The
republican state committee claims the
election of % senators, with the possibil-
ity of %, and 6S representatives.
Returns from the Maryland districts
are coming in very slowly, and are not
completed. The total vote of Baltimore,
Md, was 81, ,5s3, of which jackson. Dem
ocrat, received i,5S7; Brooks, Republi-
can, "a, $50, and Baldwin, prohibitionist,
1,t5O-a Democratic majority of $3.50.
The entire legislative ticket is Democrat.
ic so far as Baltimore is concerned. The
counties are in some instances very close.
Anne Arundel. heretofore strosgly Dem
ocratic, gives a small Republican major.
itv. Senator Germans county, Howard,
is Democratic by a reduced majority. The
figures so far received would indicate a
considerably reduced Democratic maiori.
ty in the Legislature, but reliable esti-
mates are not obtainable. The call for q
constitutional convention was defeated by
a heavy majority, probably $4,000.
JacksoD's majority in the state Is csti-
mated at 1900, the smallest received by
any governor for twenty years. The
Maryland Legislature on joint ballet will
have Democratic majority Of seventy
one. Republican gain Of fourteen.
Returns from all cities and towns in
Massachusetts, show that 2Gj,00O votes
were cast for about 81, 900 more than in
1885, and %, 900 in excess Of last years
vote. Ames. Republican, 13j, ,9l2; Low
ering. Democrat, 11s.3 Earle. prohi-
biliOnist, 10,69G; Marks, labor, sis. This
makes Amcs' plurality 17,611, against
0,473 last year. This is n clear majority
Of Q, $50 against 923 in 1886.
heturns from $50 of the 900 precincts
of Iowa show n net Democratic gain
Of 7S5. II the same vote is maintained
in the rest of state, it will give Larrabee,
Republican, for governor, 1900 plu.
rality over Anderson, Democrat, and a
majority of 5000 over all. The vote oI
Cain, union labor, for governor. will be
about 1000; Franham. prOhibitionist,
vote will fall un'"r 900 in the state. The
legislature will .. Republican by about
IS on joint ballot.
Estimates from all the counties in
Pennsylvania show plurality { between
SO, 600 arp 81, 900 for Hart (Republicanl
for state treasurer. a Democratic gain OF
about 10, 900, as compared with the vote
for state treasurer in 1885 and that for
governor last year.
Correct returns so far indicate that
the n ]. Legislature will stand: Senate,
Republicans ~, Democrats, 0; House,
! Republicans 81, Democrats g.